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I am looking forward to seeing how this develops. You might, just might want
to "designate" holidays... Have an Ent Day or maybe decide that Merriadoc
Brandybuck was born in August after a very cold winter !

The holidays on this calendar could range from "Bilbo's Birthday" to "The Landing of the Faithful from Numenor Day" to "The Day of the Squirrel" which acknowledges the untimely deaths of all squirrels wantonly slaughtered by casual gamers. They could also be drawn from actual holidays celebrated by the denizens of Middle Earth. Any interesting potential holidays that do not have a specific date can have a specific date designated for it, in which case it will then remain fixed in time.

As such, I encourage all members of the Servants to add to the calendar what they would like to celebrate!

Gandalf'sMother wrote:"The Day of the Squirrel" which acknowledges the untimely deaths of all squirrels wantonly slaughtered by casual gamers.

Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo!

Please pardon the intrusion but may I suggest the recognition of Badger Day? (The smaller, non-wooden variety, of course.) Each year in mid-June The Badger Trust sets aside one day to recognize this remarkable creature native to the British Isles that Professor Tolkien loved so dearly.

[Frodo] waited for an opportunity, when the talk was going again, and Tom was telling an absurd story about badgers and their queer ways - then he slipped the Ring on.

On this day, the Hobbits of the Shire celebrate the day in Third Age 1601 when the High King at Fornost granted them permission to settle the lands between the Brandywine River and the Far Downs. This area was divided into four farthings and became known as The Shire.

Perfect Athelian! I love it. I think that's my favourite so far, actually, and it gives historical depth to the game's current focus on Angmar, and the opposition of those descendants of the ruined Kingdom of Fornost.